A Song at Twilight
By (Author) Lilian Harry
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
12th April 2007
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
400
Width 156mm, Height 179mm, Spine 32mm
294g
It is 1943 and the quiet of Harrowbeer, in Devon, is disrupted by increased activity at the nearby airfield, built at the beginning of the War. Amongst the squadrons moving in are pilots from Britain, Canada and Poland. The airfield, with its noise and population, has a massive impact on the peaceful villages nearby - an impact that will affect some inhabitants for the rest of their lives.
Alison, married to a pilot and newly pregnant, soon makes friends with the locals, particularly with May, who finds herself caught up in the life of the RAF, watching and waiting as the pilots and crew carry out their dangerous missions.Then, on the night when Alison's baby is born, her husband is reported missing and Alison and May find themselves facing a dilemma all too familiar to the wives and sweethearts of those who flew the Spitfires, Hurricanes and other aircraft to protect their country during this time of war.Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth. She has a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor.